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Health Statistics and Reports

As directed in the Ontario Public Health Standards, York Region Public Health monitors the health status of York Region residents in areas such as health behaviours, preventive health practices and disease outcomes.

Population health information is provided to inform programs, services, policies and practices that prevent disease and protect the health of the community.

This information is useful to health care practitioners, community partners and the general public.

The York Region Student Drug Use and Health Use Survey Reportexamines York Region students in grades nine to 12, and provides information related to demographic and home characteristics, lifestyle and health risk factors, mental health and resiliency and York Region Community and Health Services for students.

Reportable Diseases in York Region 2000 to 2015

This report contains a summary of descriptive epidemiology for reportable diseases for the period between 2000 and 2015, including relevant comparisons to provincial data where available.This reportis a resource for York Region residents, public health practitioners and health professionals involved in the management and control of infectious diseases. As a health unit, York Region Public Health is responsible for controlling the spread of these diseases.

Surveillance is performed on topics of Public Health importance such as factors related to the determinants of health, mental health, and other indicators of overall health. The Impact of Socioeconomic Factors on Health report highlights some of the social, economic and community factors which can have varied influences on health outcomes in York Region neighbourhoods. Program performance measures are highlighted in reports such as the Annual Public Health Report.